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Journal of Plant Ecology

Oxford University Press · United Kingdom · Est. 2006

ISSN1752-9921eISSN1752-993X

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

1.263

H-Indexi

SNIPi

Total Worksi

1,776

Total Citationsi

33,733

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.99

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Ecology; Forestry; Plant Sciences; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Plant Science.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2006

FrequencySemiannual, 2013-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,776

Publisher OrgOxford University Press

OA Since2021

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

LOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Oxford University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1752-9921 / 1752-993X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

LOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

1.1k

2019

107

1.5k

2020

119

1.8k

2021

110

1.8k

2022

763

2023

116

786

2024

230

511

2025

200

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

EcologyQ1

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ1

Plant ScienceQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

EcologyForestryPlant Sciences

Scopus Categories

Plant ScienceEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsEcology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesPlant and animal studiesPlant Water Relations and Carbon DynamicsSoil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsPlant Parasitism and ResistanceSpecies Distribution and Climate ChangeForest ecology and managementMycorrhizal Fungi and Plant InteractionsCoastal wetland ecosystem dynamicsRemote Sensing in Agriculture

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Plant Ecology

Is Journal of Plant Ecology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Plant Ecology: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Plant Ecology?

Journal of Plant Ecology is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 1.99.

Is Journal of Plant Ecology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Plant Ecology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Plant Ecology?